Google's top relationship questions of 2017 say a lot about our culture

Google released its Year in Search data today, December 13th. Through analyzing search trends, the internet giant was able to see what questions were most important in 2017. For example, “How do wildfires start?” and “How to calm a dog during a storm?” were two frequently searched topics. People also turned to Google to ask about relationships. As for the below relationship-centered questions, they were the most searched in 2017.

The first most-searched relationship query was “How to make long distance relationships work?” When this topic is searched, an article from lifehack.org pops up first on Google. The site urges people to avoid excess communication with their partner, visit each other as often as possible, and enjoy alone time.

The second top-Googled relationship question was more of a technical query. People wanted to know how to change a relationship status on Facebook. This makes sense considering that, in June of this year, Facebook hit the 2 billion mark with their monthly users.